Everton face nervous wait over new Premier League charge for breaking spending rules

Everton expect to learn whether the club faces a second battle over Premier League spending rules on Monday.

The Blues, along with each of their top-flight rivals, were required to submit accounts for the financial year that ended last summer by December 31, 2023 in order for the league to review the figures. The league’s handbook confirms any club deemed to have potentially breached its profit and sustainability rules will find out within 14 days.

Everton chiefs therefore face a nervous wait for feedback on a process shrouded in controversy and accusations over a lack of transparency. Reports ahead of Monday, including in The Athletic, suggest the club could be braced for further allegations. Any charge will be formally confirmed on the Premier League website.

The Blues were the first club to be punished for breaking the rules and hit with a landmark 10-point penalty as a result. Everton are now in the process of appealing that sanction. Any further prosecution could, if found guilty by an independent commission, lead to further punishment including another points deduction.

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The ECHO understands clubs can be prosecuted over consecutive years, meaning the Blues get no protection from having already been recently sanctioned. It is intended that any alleged breach will be dealt with during the course of this season, with any punishment - including a points deduction - being applied to the current campaign.

Key figures at Everton have pointed to the club’s long-term work in the transfer market as evidence of a